2012–13 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at Austin in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Rick Barnes, who was in his 15th year. The team played its home games at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament to Kansas State. Texas received an invitation to the 2013 College Basketball Invitational and became the first Big 12 team to participate in the postseason tournament's six-year history.^[2] The Longhorns lost in the first round to former Southwest Conference rival Houston.

2012–13 Texas Longhorns men's basketball
CBI, First Round
Conference	Big 12
Record	16–18 (7–11 Big 12)
Head coach	Rick Barnes (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Rob Lanier Russell Springmann Chris Ogden
Home arena	Frank Erwin Center
Seasons ← 2011–12 2013–14 →

2012–13 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Kansas †	14	–	4		.778			31	–	6		.838
No. 12 Kansas State	14	–	4		.778			27	–	8		.771
No. 17 Oklahoma State	13	–	5		.722			24	–	9		.727
Oklahoma	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Iowa State	11	–	7		.611			23	–	12		.657
Baylor	9	–	9		.500			23	–	14		.622
Texas	7	–	11		.389			16	–	18		.471
West Virginia	6	–	12		.333			13	–	19		.406
Texas Tech	3	–	15		.167			11	–	20		.355
TCU	2	–	16		.111			11	–	21		.344
† 2013 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

Before the Season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Sterling Gibbs	13	G	6'1"	185	Freshman	Scotch Plains, New Jersey	Transferred to Seton Hall University^[3]
J'Covan Brown	14	G	6'1"	197	Junior	Port Arthur, Texas	Entered 2012 NBA draft, signed free agent contract with Miami Heat^[4]
Alexis Wangmene	20	F/C	6'7"	241	Senior	Maroua, Cameroon	Graduated; Played with San Antonio Spurs Summer League team ^[5]
Clint Chapman	53	F/C	6'10"	245	Senior	Canby, Oregon	Graduated

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cameron Ridley C	Richmond, TX	Bush	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	Jan 14, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Javan Felix PG	New Orleans, LA	St. Augustine	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 8, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
DeMarcus Holland SG	Garland, TX	Naaman Forest	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 8, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 86
Prince Ibeh F/C	Garland, TX	Naaman Forest	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Oct 13, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Connor Lammert PF	San Antonio, TX	Churchill	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Oct 3, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Ioannis Papapetrou SF	Melbourne, FL	Florida Air Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Oct 22, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 7   Rivals: 11  ESPN: 4
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Texas 2012 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "2012 Texas Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 24, 2012.

Schedule

Source:^[6]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/09/2012* 7:00 pm, LHN^[7]	Fresno State	W 55–53	1–0	Frank Erwin Center (10,389) Austin, TX
11/12/2012* 7:00 pm, LHN	Coppin State Maui Invitational Tournament Opening Round	W 69–46	2–0	Frank Erwin Center (8,603) Austin, TX
11/19/2012* 8:30 pm, ESPNU	at Chaminade Maui Invitational Tournament quarterfinals	L 73–86	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
11/20/2012* 4:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. USC Maui Invitational Tournament consolation round	L 53–59	2–2	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
11/21/2012* 1:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Mississippi State Maui Invitational Tournament 7th place game	W 69–55	3–2	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, HI
11/27/2012* 7:00 pm, LHN	Sam Houston State	W 65–37	4–2	Frank Erwin Center (9,170) Austin, TX
12/01/2012* 3:00 pm, LHN	UT-Arlington	W 70–54	5–2	Frank Erwin Center (3,926) Austin, TX
12/04/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPN	vs. No. 15 Georgetown Jimmy V Classic	L 41–64	5–3	Madison Square Garden (11,840) New York, NY
12/08/2012* 4:15 pm, ESPN	vs. UCLA	L 63–65	5–4	Reliant Stadium (2,797) Houston, TX
12/15/2012* 7:00 pm, LHN	Texas State	W 75–63	6–4	Frank Erwin Center (10,189) Austin, TX
12/19/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 23 North Carolina	W 85–67	7–4	Frank Erwin Center (13,134) Austin, TX
12/22/2012* 1:00 pm, ESPN2	at No. 20 Michigan State	L 56–67	7–5	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
12/29/2012* 1:00 pm, LHN	Rice	W 57–41	8–5	Frank Erwin Center (10,943) Austin, TX
Big 12 Regular Season
01/05/2013 1:00 pm, ESPNU	at Baylor	L 79–86 ^OT	8–6 (0–1)	Ferrell Center (7,749) Waco, TX
01/09/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2	West Virginia	L 53–57 ^OT	8–7 (0–2)	Frank Erwin Center (9,873) Austin, TX
01/12/2013 1:00 pm, ESPNU	at Iowa State	L 62–82	8–8 (0–3)	Hilton Coliseum (14,376) Ames, IA
01/19/2013 1:00 pm, CBS	No. 4 Kansas	L 59–64	8–9 (0–4)	Frank Erwin Center (14,312) Austin, TX
01/21/2013 8:30 pm, ESPN	at Oklahoma	L 67–73	8–10 (0–5)	Lloyd Noble Center (10,409) Norman, OK
01/26/2013 7:00 pm, LHN	Texas Tech	W 73–57	9–10 (1–5)	Frank Erwin Center (12,742) Austin, TX
01/30/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN2	at No. 18 Kansas State	L 57–83	9–11 (1–6)	Bramlage Coliseum (12,109) Manhattan, KS
02/02/2013 7:00 pm, LHN	TCU	W 60–43	10–11 (2–6)	Frank Erwin Center (11,641) Austin, TX
02/04/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN	at West Virginia	L 58–60	10–12 (2–7)	WVU Coliseum (4,966) Morgantown, WV
02/09/2013 12:45 pm, Big 12 Network	No. 22 Oklahoma State	L 59–72	10–13 (2–8)	Frank Erwin Center (14,036) Austin, TX
02/13/2013 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network	Iowa State	W 89–86 ^2OT	11–13 (3–8)	Frank Erwin Center (9,729) Austin, TX
02/16/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN	at No. 14 Kansas ESPN College GameDay	L 47–73	11–14 (3–9)	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
02/19/2013 7:00 pm, Big 12 Network	at TCU	W 68–59	12–14 (4–9)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (5,451) Fort Worth, TX
02/23/2013 7:00 pm, LHN	No. 13 Kansas State	L 69–81	12–15 (4–10)	Frank Erwin Center (11,420) Austin, TX
02/27/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2	Oklahoma	W 92–86 ^OT	13–15 (5–10)	Frank Erwin Center (9,860) Austin, TX
03/02/2013 3:00 pm, ESPN	at No. 15 Oklahoma State	L 65–78	13–16 (5–11)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (12,474) Stillwater, OK
03/04/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN	Baylor	W 79–70	14–16 (6–11)	Frank Erwin Center (10,351) Austin, TX
03/09/2013 3:00 pm, Big 12 Network	at Texas Tech	W 71–69 ^OT	15–16 (7–11)	United Spirit Arena (9,542) Lubbock, TX
2013 Big 12 men's basketball tournament
03/13/2013 8:43 pm, Big 12 Network/ESPN3	vs. TCU First Round	W 70–57	16–16	Sprint Center (17,018) Kansas City, MO
03/14/2013 6:00 pm, Big 12 Network/ESPN3	vs. No. 11 Kansas State Quarterfinals	L 49–66	16–17	Sprint Center (17,257) Kansas City, MO
2013 College Basketball Invitational
03/20/2013* 8:00 pm, AXS TV	at Houston First Round	L 72–73	16–18	Hofheinz Pavilion (4,407) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Roster

2012–13 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Dean Melchionni 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sr Germantown Academy Lancaster, PA G 1 Sheldon McClellan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Bellaire Houston, Texas G 2 Demarcus Holland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Naaman Forest Garland, TX G 3 Javan Felix 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Augustine New Orleans, LA F 4 Danny Newsome   6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Langham Creek Houston, TX F 5 Jaylen Bond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) So Plymouth-Whitemarsh Norristown, PA F 10 Jonathan Holmes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 239 lb (108 kg) So Antonian College Prep San Antonio, TX G 12 Myck Kabongo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 169 lb (77 kg) So St. Benedict's Prep Toronto, Ontario G 14 Julien Lewis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So La Marque Galveston, TX F 21 Connor Lammert 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr Churchill San Antonio, TX G 22 Andrew Dick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Sherman Sherman, TX F 33 Ioannis Papapetrou 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Florida Air Academy Athens, Greece F/C 44 Prince Ibeh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Naaman Forest Garland, TX C 55 Cameron Ridley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Bush Richmond, TX	Head coach Rick Barnes (Lenoir–Rhyne) Assistant coach(es) Rob Lanier (St. Bonaventure) Russell Springmann (Salisbury) Christopher Ogden (Texas) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2012-08-07

References

1. "2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. "Cougars, Longhorns to meet in College Basketball Invitational". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 24, 2013.
3. "Sterling Gibbs transfers to Seton Hall, giving Pirates much-needed future point guard". NJ.com. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
4. "Port Arthur native J'Covan Brown not drafted in NBA Draft, will join Miami Heat". Beaumont Enterprise. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
5. "Leonard, Anderson on Spurs Summer League roster". Spurs Nation. Retrieved July 11, 2012.
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7. . Fresno State athletics. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 16, 2012.